Activists

Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
Egypt

Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release

A campaign is seeking to collect signatures from lawyers worldwide in a petition to the United Nation’s Secretary General, demanding…
Foreign Ministry fires back at Amnesty International report
Egypt

Foreign Ministry fires back at Amnesty International report

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a report issued by the London-based Amnesty International, in which it criticized the…
Twitter campaign calls for support of Gaza-bound flotilla
Middle East

Twitter campaign calls for support of Gaza-bound flotilla

A Twitter hashtag launched by activists is urging Arab governments and international institutions to support a maritime convoy which was…
Activists set sail for Gaza in new bid to break Israeli blockade
Middle East

Activists set sail for Gaza in new bid to break Israeli blockade

Activists aboard a flotilla of boats are to soon set sail for Gaza in a fresh bid to break Israel's…
Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully
Egypt

Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully

Tens of female activists outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace left the area late Sunday after a one-hour protest calling for…
ICJ urges release of human rights lawyer Yara Sallam
Egypt

ICJ urges release of human rights lawyer Yara Sallam

The International Commission of Jurists has urged for the release of a young activist lawyer, Yara Sallam, who is serving…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
Egypt

Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty

The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
Egypt

Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace

An activist group will hold a women's vigil with lanterns on June 21 outside the Ettehadiya presidential palace to call…
NCHR receives complaints about forced disappearances
Egypt

NCHR receives complaints about forced disappearances

The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has received 55 complaints about forced disappearances. Sources said the council met with the…
Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son
Egypt

Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son

A woman has addressed Egypt’s presidency to return her lawyer son to her. Aida Mosleh, the mother of Omar al-Araby, called…
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